Car not reversing properly.
Hi! got a wee problem. It feels as if its winding up when reversing. Forward gears are not an issue. Noticed it after coming home and when I went to reverse into my drive /garage and stalled the car. Restarted, tried again and was surprised as it felt as if I left the handbrake on. However, car would move forward but when engaged in reverse would struggle to move back, as if something was pushing back. Had to slip the clutch and use a lot of reverse to get into the drive (only option since I was committed to the manoeuvre to reverse in I normally pull past my drive angle out as it's a tight right hander to reverse and because the car has a turning circle akin to the proverbial tanker and its a narrow private shared road). Hand brake is not on. Moving forward is not a problem and I can push the car forward by hand in neutral but cannot push it backwards. Jacked up car and wheels move freely when spinning by hand. Very slight backlash when rotating and switching direction. But this is on side only, I cannot jack the car up the other side since its next tot the garage wall.
Any ideas?
3.8 Carrera 4s, Gen 1
Manual
all gears engage and appear to work, I drove home and all was OK. reverse parking at work and had no issues in the morning.
The car is occasional use and had the usual rusty pop when setting off first thing since last use but had a decent 60 mile drive on the A roads no issue.
Thanks.
Hi! got a wee problem. It feels as if its winding up when reversing. Forward gears are not an issue. Noticed it after coming home and when I went to reverse into my drive /garage and stalled the car. Restarted, tried again and was surprised as it felt as if I left the handbrake on. However, car would move forward but when engaged in reverse would struggle to move back, as if something was pushing back. Had to slip the clutch and use a lot of reverse to get into the drive (only option since I was committed to the manoeuvre to reverse in I normally pull past my drive angle out as it's a tight right hander to reverse and because the car has a turning circle akin to the proverbial tanker and its a narrow private shared road). Hand brake is not on. Moving forward is not a problem and I can push the car forward by hand in neutral but cannot push it backwards. Jacked up car and wheels move freely when spinning by hand. Very slight backlash when rotating and switching direction. But this is on side only, I cannot jack the car up the other side since its next tot the garage wall.
Any ideas?
3.8 Carrera 4s, Gen 1
Manual
all gears engage and appear to work, I drove home and all was OK. reverse parking at work and had no issues in the morning.
The car is occasional use and had the usual rusty pop when setting off first thing since last use but had a decent 60 mile drive on the A roads no issue.
Thanks.